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Australian 1 Penny Private Token issues 1862 coin
A round copper token (34 mm diameter) giving the name and address of the mint in small letters but no name of an issuer :
T. Stokes, 100 Collins St. East, Melbourne.
The obverse:
(so called as all 'anonymous' issues by Stokes have a version of it) is the stock Vine: at centre within a line circle a piece of grape vine with nine large leaves and two bunches of grapes; around above, VICTORIA 1862, around below the Latin IN VINO VERITAS.
The reverse:
Is from a stock Arms die: Coat of arms consisting of a central shield set on grass covered ground and below Rising Sun.
On left a kangaroo seated facing out but head back towards sun (sejant sinister reguardant) and on right emu with similar stance (passant dexter reguardant).
Below ground line and set on bouquet of rose, thistles and shamrock, a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE VICTORIA.
The shield is quartered by a cross with a star at the centre and at the end of each arm.
The cross is not shaded. The quarters contain: top left, a three-masted sailing ship; top right, a golden fleece; bottom left, an anchor; and bottom right, a wheat sheaf. Around above, VICTORIA . 1862 and around below in two lines
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